Open Redirect in Blackboard Academic Suite
CVE-2005-4206
Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite 6.3.1.424, 6.2.3.23, and other versions before 6 allows remote attackers to redirect users to other URLs and conduct phishing attacks via a modified url parameter to frameset.jsp, which loads the URL into a frame and causes it to appear to be part of a valid page.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Blackboard Academic_suite — versions 6.2.3.23, 6.3.1.424
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-4206?
- CVE-2005-4206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blackboard Academic Suite, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2005-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2005-4206?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.